Shree sudarshana kavacha stotram

Shree sudarshana kavacha stotram vihagendra samhitaa 
asya shree sudarshana kavacha mahaamantrasya, bhagavaan naaraayaNa rushihi, anushTup cChandaha, shree sudarshanaroopo shreemannaaraayaNo devataa | ram beejam, hum shaktihi, phaT keelakam | shree sudarshana prasaada siddhyarthe jape viniyogaha |
shankham chakram gadaa padmam musalam khaDgameva cha | dhenuncha yama paashashcha mudraa hyetaah prakeertitaaha || 
paanchajanyaaya shankhaadhipataye namaha, sudarshanaaya hetiraajaaya namaha, kaumodakyai gadaadhipataye namaha, pam padmaaya namaha, mum musalaaya namaha, nam nandakaaya khaDgaadhipataye namaha, sum surabhyaih namaha, yam yamapaashaaya namaha | 
 Dhyaanam 
 shaMkhaM shaarMgaM sakheTaM hala parashu gadaa kuMta paashaaMda dhaanam tvanyairvaamaishcha chakreshvasi musala lasadvajra shoolaaMkushaagneen | jvaalaakeshaM kireeTaM jvaladanalanibhaM vahniM ugrastha peeTham pratyaaleeDhaM trinetraM ripugaNa damanaM bhaavaye chakraraajam || 
mastakaM me sahasraarah phaalaM paatu sudarshanaha | bhruvou me chakraraaT paatu netre dve arkendu lochanaha || 1 ||
karNou vedaih stutah paatu paatu ghraaNam vibheeshaNaha | mahaadeeptah kapolou me oshTham rudra vara pradaha || 2 ||
dantaan paatu jagad vandyo rasanaam mama sarvadaa | sarva vidyaarNavah paatu girim vaageeshvaro mama || 3 ||
 veerasimho mukham paatu chibukam bhakta vatsalaha | sarvadaa paatu me kanTham megha gambheera nissvanaha || 4 ||
mama skandhayugam paatu dharaabhaara apahaarakaha | baaNaasura bhujaaraNya daavaagnih paatu me bhujou || 5 || 
kaalanemi shirashChettaa paatu me karpoora dvayam | karou divyaayudhah paatu nakhaan vajra nakhopamaha || 6 ||
kukshou paatu mahaashoorah stanou shatru nishoodanaha | paatu me hrudayam bhaktajana aanandashcha sarvadaa || 7 ||
sarva shaastraartha sadbhooti hetuh paatudooram mama | vakshah paatu mahaadhaaro divi daanava mardanaha || 8 || 
paarshvou me paatu deenaartah sharaNaagata vatsalaha | sarvadaa prushThadesham me devaanaam abhaya pradaha || 9 ||
naabhim shaTkoNadhaamaa me paatu ghanTaaravah kaTim | aadimoolah pumaanpaatu guhyadesham nirantaram || 10 ||
ooru paatu mahaashooro jaahnunee bheemavikramaha | janghe paatu mahaavego gulphe paatu mahaabalaha || 11 ||
paadou paatu sadaa shreedo brahmaadyair abhivanditaha | paatu paadatala dvandam vishvabhaaro nirantaram || 12 || 
sudarshana nrusimho me shareeram paatu sarvadaa | mama sarvaangaromaaNi jvaalaa keshasah rakshatu || 13 ||
antarbahishcha me paatu vishvaatmaa vishvatomukhaha | rakshaaheenancha yat sthaanam prachanDah tatra rakshatu || 14 || 
sarvato dikshu me paatu jvaalaa shata parivrutaha | trinemih paatu matpraaNaan bhraatroon paatvanala dyutihi || 15 ||
bhaaryaam lakshmeesakhah paatu putraanpaatu sudarshanaha | shreekaro me shriyah paatu bandhoon paatu balaadhikaha || 16 ||
gopaamshchaiva pashoon paatu sahasraaradharah sadaa | kshetram vishvambharam paatu mitram paatvagha naashanaha || 17 || 
divaaraatrou cha maam paatu ahirbudhnya varapradaha | shoDashottunga baahustu paatu me raaja sammukham || 18 || 
vairi vidvesha sanghe tu sangraame shatru soodanaha | avaantaraa abaadhaashcha traasa yetsarva kaalikam || 19 ||
aadhivyaadhi mahaavyaadhi madhyatopadrave api cha | apamrutyu mahaamrutyu naashayet chakranaayakaha || 20 || 
para prayukta mantraamshcha yantra tantra vibhanjanaha | sudarshano ayam asmaakam durdashaa duhkha naashanaha || 21 || 
 sarva sampat pradaataa maam chakraraajo nirantaram | japam paatu jagad vandyo maanasaam akshaya pradaha || 22 || 
pramaadaamshcha astradhaamaasou gyaanam rakshatu sarvadaa | aNimaadim aishvaryam paatu saamraajya siddhidaha || 23 || 
tiryajvaalaagni roopashcha nashTa raajyaarthado mama | raajyam paatu sahasraarah padaatim paatu vaachyutaha || 24 || 
chaturanga balastomam raksha tvam chakra bhaavanaha | jyotirmayah chakraraajah sarvaanvaruNa rakshakaha || 25 || 
akhanDa manDitah paatu para chakraapahaarakaha | trivikramashcha raajah paatu dhairyam sadaa mama || 26 ||
nabho dasha disha vyaapti keertim paatu sudarshanaha | aayurbalam dhrutim paatu lokatraya bhayaapahaha || 27 || 
sudhaa manDala samvishTo maayaapancha susheetalaha | raajadvaare sabhaamadhye paatu maam chanDa vikramaha || 28 || 
poorve sudarshanah paatu aagneye paatu chakraraaT | yaamye rathaangakah paatu trinemih paatu nairrute || 29 || 
lokatraya prabhaakaara jvaalo rakshatu pashchime | shaTkoNah paatu vaayavye hyastra raajottaraam disham || 30 ||
aishaanyaam chakraraaT paatu madhye bhoochakra chakriNaha | anantaaditya sankaashah kshmaantarikshou cha paatu me || 31 ||
sarvato dikshu me paatu jvaalaa saahasra samvrutaha | evam sarvatra samraksha sarvadaa sarva roopavaan || 32 || 
sakaarah pruthivee gyeyo hakaaro apa uchyate | sraakaaro vaayuruktashcha rakaaro ambara uchyate || 33 || 
hunkaaram agnirityaahuh phaTkaaram sooryaroopam | svaahaakaaram nyasenmoordhni peeta rakta suvarNakam || 34 || 
sakaaraM naasikaayaaMtu hakaaraM vadane nyaset | sraakaaram hrudaye chaiva srushTi samhaara kaaraNam || 35 || 
rakaaram vinyased guhye hunkaaram jaanudeshake | phakaaram gulphadeshe tu Takaaram paadayornyaset || 36 || 
sarvaaNi chaiva varNaani japyaanyanguLi parvasu | kshipram soudarshanam chakram jvaalaamaalaati bheeshaNam || 37 || 
sarva daitya prashamanam kuru deva varaachyuta | sudarshana mahaajvaala cChindhi cChindhi suvedanaam || 38 || 
parayantrancha tantrancha cChindhi mantroushaadhikam | sudarshana mahaachakra govindasya karaayudha || 39 ||
sookshmaadhaara mahaavega cChindhi cChindhi subhairavam | cChindhi paatancha lootancha cChindhi ghoram mahadvisham || 40 ||
iti soudarshanam divyam kavacham sarva kaamadam | sarvabaadhaa prashamanam sarva vyaadhi vinaashanam || 41 ||
sarva shatru kshayakaram sarvamangaLa daayakam | trisandhyam vijayam nruNaam sarvadaa vijayapradam || 42 ||
sarvapaapa prashamanam bhoga mokshaika saadhanam | praatarutto yo bhaktyaa paThet sadaa naraha || 43 ||
tasya sarveshu kaaleshu vighnah kvaapi na jaayate | yaksha raakshasa vetaaLa bhairavaashcha vinaayakaaha || 44 ||
shaakinee Daakinee jyeshThaa nidraa baala grahaadayaha | bhoota preta pishaachaadyaa anye dushTa grahaa api || 45 ||
kavachasyaasya japtaaram drushTa maatreNa te akhilaaha | palaayante yathaa naagaah pakshiraajasya darshanaat || 46 ||
asyaayutam purashcharyam dashaamsham tilatarpaNam | havanam tarpaNam chaiva tarpaNam gandhavaariNaa || 47 ||
pushpaanjalih dashaamsham cha mishTaannam saghrut aplutam | chaturvimshad dvijaanbhojya tatah kaaryaaNi saadhayet || 48 || vinyasyaangeshvidan dheero yuddhaartham yo abhigacChati | raNe jitvaa akhilaat shatroon vijayee bhavati dhruvam || 49 ||
mantritaambu trivaaram vaa pibet sapta dinaavadhihi | vyaadhayah pravinashyanti sakalaah kukshi sambhavaaha || 50 ||
mukha prakshaaLane netra naasikaa roganaashanam | bheetaanaam abhishekancha mahaabhaya nivaaraNam || 51 ||
saptaabhi mantritaanena tuLasee moola mruttikaa | lepaan nashyanti te rogaah sadyah kushThaadayo akhilaaha || 52 ||
lalaaTe tilakam streeNaam mohanam sarvavashyakrut | pareshaam mantra yantraaNi tantraaNyapi vinaashakrut || 53 ||
vyaala sarpaadi sarveshaam vishaapaharaNam param | souvarNe raajate vaapi bhoorje taamraadike apivaa || 54 ||
likhitvaa tvarchayet bhaktyaa sah shreemaan bhavati dhruvam | bahunaa kimihoktena yadya dvaamChati yo naraha | sakalam praapnuyaat asya kavachasya prasaadataha || 55 ||
|| iti shree sudarshana kavacham sampoorNam ||

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Sani Pradosham on 23 -Feb-2013

ABOUT 56 KM from Chennai, on the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border, is a small village called Surutapalli, which houses the only "Sayana Sivan" (sleeping Shiva) called Pallikondeswarar. The temple has an interesting history which is as follows:

Once Indra lost his kingdom and found that only if he consumed the Divine Nectar he could rule. So there was a tug of war between the devas and asuras to obtain this nectar. The Devas and Asuras got together to churn the ocean, using Mandramalai & Vaasuki, the snake. As they continued to churn the ocean, Vaasuki the snake began to tire and started spewing its poison. Siva came and consumed all the poison. Thus Siva became blue up to his throat and is also known by the name "Neelakandan" ( neela-blue colour, kandam-throat).

Goddess Parvati rushed and held his neck so that the poison would not spread to the whole of his body. Shiva then became drowsy and selected a village called Surutapalli (near Chennai), where he is seen sleeping on the lap of Parvathi. This is the only temple that houses Lord Shiva in a sleeping position.

Narada, meanwhile, passed on the message and down came the Devas, Brahma, Vishnu and the Saptarishis, to have darshan. They were promptly stopped by Nandi who asked them all to come after some time, as Shiva was resting. All of them waited. Shiva, when he woke up, was filled with extreme happiness and danced ("Ananda Thandavam"). This day, when the Devas, Brahma, Vishnu, Narada and Saptarishis had Shiva darshan was a Krishnapaksha Trayodasi (Stiravaram, Saturday). This is the Mahapradosham day. Pradhosham, generally, is a significant occasion observed with great piety at all Shiva temples.

It is believed that all the Devas & Gods are assembled in the Shiva temples during Pradosham time. Further, the first pradosham was on a Saturday & hence "Sani Pradosham" is even more auspicious.

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Sree Ganesha Arati

Shree Ganeshaya Dhimahi lyrics by Shankar Mahadevan

Mmmmm Mmmmm
Pausaaaaaaa Pausaaaaaa
Gananayaka Ganadaivataya Ganadaksha Yadhimahi
Guna shariraya Guna Manditaya Guneshanay Dhimahi
Gunaditaya Gunadhishaya Guna pravishtaya Dhimahai
Ekadantaya Vakratundaya Gauri tanahaya yadhi mahi
Gajeshanaya Bhalchandraya shree ganeshaya dhimahi
{Ekadantaya Vakratundaya Gauri tanahaya yadhi mahi
Gajeshanaya Bhalchandraya shree ganeshaya
dhimahi}-chorus

Gaanachaturaya ganaapranaya gaanantaratmane gaanot
sukhay
Gaanamattaya gannott sukha mana se
Guru pujitaya, Guru daivataya, Guru kulasthaine
Guru Vikramaya, Guiyya pravaraya Gurave guna gura ve
Gurudaitya kalakchetre, Guru dharma sada rakdhyaya
Guru putra paritratre Guru pakhand khand khaya
Geet saraya, Geet tatvaya Geet kotraya dhimahi
Gudha gulfaya, Gandha Mattaya Gojaya pradaya dhimahi
Gunaditaya Gunadhishaya Guna pravishtaya Dhimahai
Ekadantaya Vakratundaya Gauri tanahaya yadhi mahi
Gajeshanaya Bhalchandraya shree ganeshaya dhimahi
Ekadantaya Vakratundaya Gauri tanahaya yadhi mahi
Gajeshanaya Bhalchandraya shree ganeshaya
dhimahi}-chorus
{Gandharva rajaya gandhaya Gandharva gana shravan
pranaime
Gaadha anuragaya granthaya geetaya grantatarth
tanmaiye gurileee.
Gunavateee.. ganapatayeee..}- chorus
Granta geetaya granta geyaya grantanta ratamane
Geeta leenay geetaa shrayaya
Geetavadya vadya padave, dheya charitaya gaya gavaraya
Gandharvapri krupe gayakadhina vighra haya
Gangajala pranayavate Gauri stanamadhaya Gauri hridaya
nandanaya
Gaur bhanu sukhaya Gauri ganeshwaraya
Gauri Pranyaya Gauri pravanaya Gaur bhavaya dhimahi
Ohasa hastraya gowardanaya gopa gopaya dhimahi
Gunaditaya Gunadhishaya Guna pravishtaya Dhimahai
Ekadantaya Vakratundaya Gauri tanahaya yadhi mahi
Gajeshanaya Bhalchandraya shree ganeshaya dhimahi
{Ekadantaya Vakratundaya Gauri tanahaya yadhi mahi
Gajeshanaya Bhalchandraya shree ganeshaya
dhimahi}-singer and chorus together
Pausaaaaaaa Pausaaaaaa
Mmmmm Mmmmm

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Vaikunda Ekadasi on 24 Dec 2012

There are 24 Ekadasis observed by Hindus during the year. Of these Vaikunda Ekadasi celebrated in the Tamil month Margazhi (Dec-Jan) is considered very auspicious. On this day people accompany the Lord to the doors of Heaven (SorgaVasal, Sorgam - Heaven/Vasal - Doors). In all temples the Sorgavasal will remain opened on this day. People remain awake the previous night and go to the temple early in the morning to enter the Sorgavasal. People take up fasting on this day for all their wishes to come true. It is believed that one who worships Lord Vishnu on this day will reach Vaikunta (Heaven). This festival is of great significance at all Balaji Temples especially at Tirupati and Sri Rangam.

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The Sacred Month of Karthika ( Pongala)

The Sacred Month of Karthika:
  The month wherein the 'Karthika' Nakshatra is in completion is known as the month of Karthik (comes somewhere between mid November and December as per English calendar). This month is extremely sacred and is very dear to Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. There is something extremely special about the sanctity of this month that draws all Shiva and Vaishnava devotees together and reinstates the unity in the Shiva - Vishnu concept. That is, all the sacred baths, lighting lamps, fasting, pilgrimages, devotional services will be devoted to and reach both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. This sacred period falls within the 'Sharad Ruthu' (Winter season), hence water is clear and cold. This period is also known as 'Hamsodakam' (Swan period).

India, the country where the Vedic knowledge originated, celebrates this whole holy period in a very special way. People take baths with pure, cold water before sunrise, and this will supposedly benefit the purity of both mind and body and also lead towards better health. Many of those who live close to rivers would even take a river bath. This is much better because the rivers waters, flowing from many forests, carry ingredients from many herbs which help towards better health. Many people at least try to avoid hot water baths during this time.

The following traditions are most commonly observed by the people who understand the importance of this period:

Dipping the right hand thumb and shaking water thrice and then pour water from the right hand palm three times
Wearing freshly cleaned dry clothes to do 'Sandhya Vandana'
Offering Prayers & deeparadhans (lamp ceremony) to Deities,
It is believed that offering 'Tulasi Dalas' (Holy basil leaves) to Lord Vishnu and 'Maredu' (or Bilva leaves) to Lord Shiva during praying time is supreme and will please them the most. So, many follow this ritual even to this day.

Fasting once in a while is considered good for health even from medical point of view. Fasting in winter is more feasible and easier than fasting in summer. It would be best if the entire family could take part together in these activities. It is supposed to increase harmony, fun and happiness in families and improve matrimonial relations.

Leave lighted lamps in the rivers and other water bodies is also considered to bring prosperity. So many Indian married women observe fasting and leave well lit lamps in rivers on certain special days like Karthika Poornima day in many parts of the country.

Another extremely special feature one would notice in temple rituals that is exclusively special is 'Jwala Thoranam'. On certain special days like Mondays, in a Shiva Temple, a large, thick rope is made from grass and lit. Under the burning grass rope, devotees along with the Deity keep moving in a swing-like motion. This is a rare sight to see and one that no one should miss. Huge crowds gather to witness this and many do participate in this event.

Many people perform Sri Satyanarayan Vratam during this time of the year. Especially, performing this on Karthika Poornimaday is considered supreme and yields best results.

 

 In kerala on karthika pournami attukal  Pongala is done. Ponkala, is a unique ritual performed by women in Bhagavathy temples in Kerala. The ritual comprises preparing ‘prasad’ for the Devi – women cook rice and jaggery in earthen pots and they offer it to the goddess. In 2012, Chakkulathu Kavu Pongala is on November 28. Bhagavathy or Devi is a divine incarnation of Shakti. Chakkulathu Kavu Pongala takes place at Chakkulathukavu Bhagavathy Temple near Thiruvalla in Kerala and attracts lakhs of women
Om Sri Sairam !
Om Namah Sivayah

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